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Many reviews of Microsoft's Windows 7 Beta have been upbeat, but a deeper look at what businesses may face in upgrading from Windows XP turned up many concerns. We tried to perform a simulated enterprise upgrade from XP to Windows 7, an attempt that failed and, in the process, uncovered pain points looming.